There’s no suggestion of gaming in Enfield – those seeking to undermine the consultation data on the basis of representation (inc the Council & BSfE) either don’t understand data or they are being deliberately dishonest. To see why start by looking at the numbers below. (1/10)
Firstly, less advantaged groups are disproportionately against the LTN.
Both the strongest support and the smallest opposition come from the wealthiest.
Arguably the issues of representation mean opposition is underestimated. (2/10)
Jan 17, 2021 • 12 tweets • 2 min read
The LTN advocates’ playbook 1. The Golden Rule – ask questions, keep asking questions, never answer questions.
When accused of never answering questions, accuse the accuser of never answering questions.
2. Question 1: Do you live inside an LTN?
If the answer is yes accuse them of prioritising their driving convenience above the urgent need to tackle car dependency, climate change, a respiratory crisis, obesity crisis and road safety.
Nov 17, 2020 • 21 tweets • 8 min read
As far as I can tell, there are two key points to note from the flurry of pro-LTN news stories in the past few days (1) Concerns relating to the socially unjust impact of individual LTNs remain entirely unaddressed. /.1
(2) Despite their ‘folksy’ underdog pretentions, pro-LTN campaigners have a raft of powerful support (national media, political, celebrity academia) that they can harness whenever needed. /.2
Firstly, less advantaged groups are disproportionately against the LTN.
